Chapter 42: Arrived Home

  The boat sailed very quickly and by dawn it had already docked at the wharf in Jinghai County.

  Pulling Meng Chao, he was the first to jump off the plank and scanned around the dock, but didn't see the Changfu ship.

  "Changfu is not here, maybe he has gone out to sea." Meng Chao said.

  The two of them didn't feel sorry, and the Changfu ship is now running between Xiadao and Jinghai County. There will be plenty of opportunities to meet in the future. It's also a good thing that they didn't see each other today, otherwise they would have had another drink together. Now both people are eager to return home, so they bid farewell at an intersection.

  "Lao Meng, if there's anything on your end, just send someone to deliver a message to me. I'll be staying at home for the time being, in Wangshan Town, Xiaoyue Village."

  "Alright." Meng Chao knew that Yang Yun was concerned about Zhang's affairs, and smiled gratefully, saying: "I'll go find my sister first. If there's really something difficult, I'll definitely come to you for advice."

  "Good." Yang Yun waved goodbye and went alone to Fan Jun's house, buying a thick gift on the way.

  Fan Jun saw Yang Yun's face lit up with a big smile at home.

  "I said that the magpie at our door was chirping this morning, and Yang Xian's nephew has returned from Haitian Academy so quickly?"

  "There are some things at home that I need to take care of first." Of course, Yang Yun wouldn't say that he had already finished reading all the books in the Haitian Academy and it was meaningless to continue staying there.

  "Oh, when does the young master plan to return to Fengming House?"

  "This time back home will be devoted to studying for the exam, and it's not too late to go again in early September."

  "It seems that young master has a plan in mind, Uncle Fan should prepare your gift early." Fan Jun smiled.

  "It's all about fate; we've done our part, now it's up to heaven."

  Two people talked for a while and mentioned Chang Fu's number, Fan Jun suddenly had sparkling eyes.

  "You haven't thanked me enough, young man, you've really introduced me to a good business opportunity."

  Yang Yunwei thought for a moment, what else was special about Xiadao besides the sea prawns? He immediately thought of those sunken ships under Wudao.

  The white python that was eliminated by him has been occupying the island of fog for hundreds of years. The island of fog is at an appropriate distance from the mainland and is close to the ocean currents, with a good geographical location. If it weren't for the white python and the mist, there would probably be shipping routes passing through the surrounding area long ago.

  Even so, the number of ships that have been wrecked on Fog Island over the centuries is not small. Although the fishermen of Xia Island salvaged for a year under the coercion of the sea bandits, with diminishing returns, that was when there were still white eels threatening them.

  Now that the Bai Hu is gone, except for reefs and fog, the waters of Fog Island have become a safe place, especially for people from Xia Island who are familiar with the geography and water conditions.

  The sunken ship in the waters of Fog Island, apparently still has a lot of salvage value, and Lin Pingyuan's gang selling sea shrimp is just a cover-up, the real big business is here.

  Fan Jun opened a marine goods store, apparently he had already hooked up with Lian Pingyuan to sell the goods salvaged from the sunken ship, this part of the commission must be very generous, far more than ordinary goods.

  "I just made a connection in between, I don't dare take credit for it," said Yang Yun.

  "No way, no way," Fan Jun shook his head like a wave drum, "I've already talked to Ping Yuan about it, this business has your share in it, just wait for the New Year's festival and you'll get your dividend."

  Yang Yun knew that Lian Pingyuan was willing to give himself a share, not only because he was grateful for his idea, but also because he had helped Changfeng Number lift the seal. However, it was unexpected that Fan Jun would also be willing to give himself a share, apparently he really looked up to him.

  After chatting for a while, Yang Yun was eager to go home and firmly declined lunch.

  Then Fan Jun went out to find a horse-drawn carriage, moved a lot of things from the warehouse at home, stuffed them into the carriage, and ordered the servant to buy a bunch of baked buns, braised meat, chicken and duck from the nearby shop. Let Yang Yun bring it with him to eat on the road when he is hungry, and also pay the car fare in advance.

  Yang Yun did not decline either and bid farewell to Fan Jun with a wave of his hand. He then sat in the horse carriage and hurried home.

  Set out in the morning, on the road except for occasional stops to rest, were all rushing non-stop, horseshoes clattering. From Jinghai County to Xiaoyue Village, the road was relatively flat, with some mountain roads and slopes from time to time, but the horse could get through with a bit of effort. By late afternoon, the carriage had already entered the territory of Xiaoyue Village.

  A group of mischievous children were playing in the fields when they saw Yang Yun and started shouting.

  "Yun Shu, Yun Hui is back."

  Yang Yun had the carriage stop temporarily and took out some pastries and candies from the pile of things sent by Fan Jun, distributing them to the children.

  A group of children were making a racket dividing things up, and one by one they called out "Uncle Yun, Uncle Yun" in even sweeter tones.

  On the way, they met a few villagers. When they saw Yang Yun, they all shouted with some respect, "Yang Xiucan, get rich!" and so on. Yang Yun responded to each of them by waving his hand.

  Yang Yun's home is at the east end of the village, turn from a road and you can get there soon.

  At this time, Yang Yun saw a woman carrying firewood on her back on the road, and after careful examination, she recognized that it was Bi Zhi, the daughter of Wang Changkun.

  Wang Changkun was the boss who took Yang Yun's second brother, Yang Yue, to run the sea. In February, the ship encountered a maritime disaster and had to sell another ship to pay off debts. It is unknown whether his family has cleared the debt by now.

  Wang Changkun's family land was adjacent to Yang Yun's, and when Yang Yun was young, he would often help his family with farm work during busy seasons. He frequently ran into Wang Biqi, who at that time had not yet made a name for himself running the sea, and since they didn't have any sons, all the farm work fell on Wang Biqi's shoulders.

  "Bi Zhuang jie!" Yang Yun exclaimed happily.

  Wang Biejing turned her head and saw that it was Yang Yun. For some unknown reason, her face flushed red, and she hastily turned away to the side of the road.

  Yang Yun was stunned when the horse carriage had already driven past.

  Finally arrived home, but the scene before my eyes is quite different from when I left.

  It's still that broken house and courtyard, but the courtyard wall has been knocked down halfway, with bricks, tiles, wood, gravel, sand and other materials spreading from the yard to the empty land outside.

  The horse carriage had not yet come to a complete stop when a figure swiftly jumped aboard.

  "Brother Tiger!" Yang Yun punched Chen Hu with force, "Your kung fu skills are pretty good!"

  "Yun-di, you're really back! These past two days, Yue-ge has been mentioning that you should have arrived already." Chen Hu said excitedly.

  "Quickly - help me unload things, are my parents and siblings all here?"

  "Uncle and Shang Ge haven't returned from working in the fields yet, everyone else is here." As she spoke, she helped Yang Yun move things down from the horse cart one by one.

  "Third Brother!"

  Yang Lin went out and saw Yang Yun, and like a little bird, she dove into his arms.

  Then Yang's mother and Yang Yue also walked out of the door, seeing Yang Yun return, they were so happy that their mouths couldn't be closed.

  After unloading the goods, the carter drove the horse cart away. At this time, it was still possible to set off and stay overnight in Wangshan Town.

  Yang's mother and Yang Lin were preparing dinner, with soup splashing everywhere. The weather was scorching hot, so they set up a canopy in the courtyard. Yang Yue sent Chen Hu to fetch wine, while Yang Yun arranged the dishes that Fan Jun had sent on the table. After a flurry of activity, Yang's father and older brother Yang Shan returned home.

  The whole family sat down with Chen Hu's group, and Yang's mother also brought up steaming hot dishes.

  "Delicious." Yang Yun first picked up a large serving of braised pork, not caring that it was still steaming hot, and stuffed it into his mouth along with a mouthful of white rice.

  Watching Yang Yun eating with great relish, his mother smiled until her eyes narrowed into a line, constantly picking meat for him to eat.

  Yang Yun finally put down his chopsticks after eating three large bowls of rice and dishes, took a sip of wine, "Delicious, mother's cooking is still the best."

  Yang's father and mother were both slightly surprised. Yang Yue smiled and said, "See, I told you that Third Brother's appetite has increased greatly now."

  "It's a good thing you can eat, have some more. You suffered before, San'er, you didn't even get to eat your fill." Yang's father and mother felt a pang in their hearts, probably thinking of the hardships they had faced at home before, assuming that Yang Yun had been hiding his appetite to save food for the family.

  There's no way to explain this kind of thing, so Yang Yun could only smile awkwardly.

  "Yes, Third Brother can eat more than the flowers I'm raising now." Yang Lin said with a serious face.

  The whole courtyard was filled with laughter, and Yang Yun almost fell backwards, Hua Hua was a big flower pig raised by Yang Lin.

  At this time, Yang's mother pinched Yang Yun's arm, and her eyes were filled with tears. "How come Saner is still so thin? It's really not easy for you to be alone outside, you haven't been eating well all the time."

  "It's okay, it's okay, I'll just eat a bit more, eat a bit more." Yang Yun kept shoveling rice into her mouth.

  After eating a few bites of food and making a round of toasts, Yang Yun asked: "Dad, is our family going to build a house now?"

  "Yes, you and Erzi brought back this money, our family is now well-off, this courtyard is not enough to live in, it's time to worry about building a separate courtyard for each of your three brothers."

  Yang Tiancheng said this with a great sense of relief, and even the wrinkles on his face relaxed a lot. It was clear that not being able to provide new houses for his several sons had been a long-standing worry for him.